Jessica on Washington St.

I have a kind of feeling that today, when everybody is wearing ripped jeans, tattoos and studs, being different is being dressed like Jessica.

I’ve always loved these types of silhouettes, super feminine and cinematic – way too complicated to achieve for me (I love my jeans and my sneakers too much!) but I love seeing girls dressed like that on the street and I’m secretly dreaming that one day, a wind of change will take me and that I will become this extremely feminine woman that makes heads turn.

Garance i must say that i agree with you ..it is so sexy /feminine/elegant+++ to see a girl/woman like that in the streets..and it is getting rare..there is still one city in the world where you can find this look in the streets and it’s Paris. the rest of the world are so much into comfortable..jumping from bad look ..that even if you dress like that you feel like a rare bird..you resist for few days ..and you just jump into comfort..
bisous bisous
Yael Guetta

Dear Garance, come on! :) Why do you see yourself as a tomboy? You are not! You are so feminine and chic, even in ripped jeans and sneakers, and I really think it is a piece of cake for you to pull off a look like this.

Btw, I totally agree with your comment on this “new diversity”… god I’m so bored with all those trying-to-hard-to-look-different-from-everyone-else people.

I’m definitely a tomboy. I’m a slim pear shape … broad shoulders from spending my teenage years wind surfing and playing water polo. Skirts and dresses don’t suit my shape, as they tend to swamp me. I love the ‘feminine tomboy’ look. It’s me to a T. I can understand it Garance when you say you’re a tomboy … it’s NOT a bad thing at all. You look gorgeous and funky! I’ve learnt so much from your blog about dressing well (Equipment shirts have become a staple in my wardrobe). You can be feminine AND comfortable! xoxo from Sydney

Oh..I think everyone pulls one of these looks off once in a while, but I admit, not usually this well co ordinated, which i absolutely love. What an amazing print that is!!! I love jeans or shorts , but every once in a while you have to wear dress and let the guys know you have legs.

I think they key here, print on print, is the monochromatic tone. I like that the outfit, in two parts (blouse and skirt), is just in one combination of color, so despite it’s print on print, the look is coherent. And the shoes, while feminine are muted as well. I agree, silhouette is great. It looks comfortable enough to pull off all day, in the streets of New York.